Luke Leckie (@lukeleckie.bsky.social)

New in @science.org, a paper from my PhD showing that ant groups fight epidemics by modifying the structure of their nests, giving them “architectural immunity”! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Architectural immunity: Ants alter their nest networks to prevent epidemics In animal groups, spatial structure shapes social interaction patterns, thereby influencing the transmission of infectious diseases. Active modifications to the spatial environment could therefore be ... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ads5930